BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 5 October 2014

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Anything Goes
  
  A Frank Sinatra song is strangely apt in Russia, and why Egyptians complain about nothing
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Myanmar Challenges
  
  Two homegrown marketing companies on the challenges of doing business in Myanmar
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—Willie Nelson's Farm Aid
  
  Benefit concert for poor US farmers, Japan launches world's fastest train, and James Dean
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Hong Kong: China's Bridge to the Global Economy?
  
  Does Beijing still need Hong Kong as its gateway to the wider global economy?
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/10/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—#PantsDown in Kenya, and the ‘Evil Tongue’ Online
  
  Pastors caught with their pants down trend in Kenya
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—India's Hockey Gold
  
  In 1948 at the 'austerity' Olympics, newly independent India won gold on the hockey pitch
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Truth About...—The Truth About Life and Death, Life and Death: Bereavement Without a Body
  
  6/8 The Cypriots grieving for loved ones still yet to be found
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Healing, Performing, Marathon Quest
  
  Kurdish doctor; American singer Joan Baez; One legged Marathon man
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Anything Goes
  
  A Frank Sinatra song is strangely apt in Russia, and why Egyptians complain about nothing
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Francis - The Pope's Calling, Francis: The Pope's Calling
  
  Does Pope Francis herald a revolution in style or substance?
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Self Assembly
  
  How simple cells, molecules and even robots can work together to achieve complexity
13. 09:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The world's first civil union
  
  In 1989, Denmark became the first country to celebrate same-sex civil unions
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Myanmar Challenges
  
  Two homegrown marketing companies on the challenges of doing business in Myanmar
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:05GMT
  
  The World Debate—Does Soft Power Really Matter?
  
  In a world where great power rivalry is back, does 'soft power' still matter?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Islamic State closes in on Kobani
  
  Syrian Kurdish town besieged; Brazil votes; The king of guitar riffs - Jimmy Page
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Ebola update
  
  The latest on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 14:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Look Closer
  
  Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that violence is actually decreasing globally
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Healing, Performing, Marathon Quest
  
  Kurdish doctor; American singer Joan Baez; One legged Marathon man
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Kathy Reichs - Deja Dead
  
  Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in most successful crime novel debut ever
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—The Papal synod on the family
  
  Catholic church reform; musical protest in Missouri; extremist recruitment in France
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:05GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Joseph O'Neill, Leonard Cohen
  
  Author Joseph O’Neill on his new novel The Dog, and Leonard Cohen on his latest CD
11. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—05/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/10/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  
  Trending—#PantsDown in Kenya, and the ‘Evil Tongue’ Online
  
  Pastors caught with their pants down trend in Kenya
16. 22:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?
  
  Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Preventing Disease in Animals
  
  The pioneering genetic techniques to combat disease in our livestock
21. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  World Business Report—06/10/2014
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Healing, Performing, Marathon Quest
  
  Kurdish doctor; American singer Joan Baez; One legged Marathon man
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—What is Charisma?
  
  Why is it so hard to pin down what we mean by charisma?
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?
  
  Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Self Assembly
  
  How simple cells, molecules and even robots can work together to achieve complexity
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Hong Kong Protests
  
  Has coverage of the Hong Kong protests been distorted?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:05GMT
  
  Newsday—06/10/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—HIV in Africa
  
  The origin of the HIV pandemic has been traced to the 1920s in the city of Kinshasa
17. 04:00GMT
  
  Newsday—06/10/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—06/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:05GMT
  
  Newsday—06/10/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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