BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 18 October 2014

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Ebola and the race to develop vaccines
  
  Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Kashmir: After the Floods
  
  Surviving in Srinagar: coming to grips with life after last month's record floods
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—To Heaven and Back, To Heaven and Back
  
  Dr Eben Alexander’s 'near-death' journey to heaven and the afterlife
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—18/10/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Places in Between
  
  The professional football player who plans to #KickEbolaIntheButt
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Elements—Elements, Silicon
  
  2/4 Is the element behind the computing revolution about to transform the world once again?
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—18/10/2014 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—18/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—18/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Career Change
  
  From tennis star to businessman. Boris Becker talks about his career change.
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  Global Beats—Africa
  
  Music from Ghanaian rapper M.Anifest, Nigerian pop diva Omawumi, Aziza Brahim and more
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:05GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Rarer than the Loch Ness Monster
  
  Why African shinty players are rarer than sightings of the Loch Ness monster
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  Trending—Nigerians discuss: bird, witch or victim?
  
  How Nigerians “saw” a bird fly into an electrical wire and turn into a woman.
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—American Perspectives of Global Stories
  
  How global news stories are perceived in the West Coast of America
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Kashmir, Bulgaria, China, and London Wine
  
  The aftermath of fighting in Kashmir, a patriot in Bulgaria, and London winemaking
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—A Bombay Symphony, A Bombay Symphony
  
  India's love with Western classical music, and the controversy it is causing
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—New Hong Kong talks 'to be televised'
  
  New Hong Kong talks; Anwar Ibrahim on Islam and freedom in Malaysia; US space plane X-37B
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Karma
  
  Is Karma fatalism or guidance on how to improve your life?
7. 13:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Curse of the Bambino
  
  How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
12. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/10/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 17:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Career Change
  
  From tennis star to businessman. Boris Becker talks about his career change.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  The War That Changed the World—St. Petersburg: Revolution
  
  The Romanovs ruled Russia for centuries until World War One brought a revolution
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev
  
  The Soviet leader is forced out, London dock strike, and a controversial feminist play
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—WHO defends Ebola response
  
  WHO under fire; Iraq completes its government; dangers of trekking in Nepal
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Natural Navigation
  
  Spatial processing in the brain, bird migration and natural navigational clues.
9. 21:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Curse of the Bambino
  
  How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
10. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—18/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—18/10/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Karma
  
  Is Karma fatalism or guidance on how to improve your life?
15. 22:50GMT
  
  Over to You—American Perspectives of Global Stories
  
  How global news stories are perceived in the West Coast of America
16. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Career Change
  
  From tennis star to businessman. Boris Becker talks about his career change.
20. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Kashmir, Bulgaria, China, and London Wine
  
  The aftermath of fighting in Kashmir, a patriot in Bulgaria, and London winemaking
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Elements—Elements, Silicon
  
  2/4 Is the element behind the computing revolution about to transform the world once again?
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev
  
  The Soviet leader is forced out, London dock strike, and a controversial feminist play
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Career Change
  
  From tennis star to businessman. Boris Becker talks about his career change.
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/10/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—Nigerians discuss: bird, witch or victim?
  
  How Nigerians “saw” a bird fly into an electrical wire and turn into a woman.
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Curse of the Bambino
  
  How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/10/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/10/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Eating Bushmeat
  
  The risks associated with eating bushmeat in Africa
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/10/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—19/10/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.

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