BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 16 May 2015

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Regulators in the Spotlight
  
  Wall Street regulators in the spotlight after a made up offer for cosmetics firm Avon
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Burundi: A Day in the Life of the News
  
  Inside the BBC Africa Newsroom as news broke of an attempted coup in Burundi
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  
  The World This Week—Asian migrants in limbo at sea
  
  Boats carrying thousands of people are being turned away from South-East Asian ports.
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:05GMT
  
  The Real Story—China's Global Ambitions
  
  Is China’s regional and global policy an opportunity for economic co-operation?
11. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:05GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Islamic State's Social Media Machine, 12/05/2015 GMT
  
  2/2 Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
13. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
15. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—16/05/2015 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—16/05/2015
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—16/05/2015
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—Siege of The Church of the Nativity
  
  In May 2002 gunmen and civilians, were holed up in one of Christianity's most holy sites.
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:05GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—What Would You Do to Win?
  
  More than a debate on 'deflategate', we ask what lengths will people go to win?
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:05GMT
  
  The World This Week—Asian migrants in limbo at sea
  
  Boats carrying thousands of people are being turned away from South-East Asian ports.
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Being 'Mixed Race': Kira Lea Dargin and Annina Chirade
  
  An Australian-Aboriginal Russian woman and a Ghanaian-Austrian Londoner discuss identity
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:05GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Jon Stewart, Antonio Sanchez
  
  Comedian Jon Stewart on film making and the drummer Antonio Sanchez
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Burundi calm after coup fails
  
  Burundi calm after days of fighting; Asia's migrant crisis; Pope to canonise Arab nuns
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Team
  
  Former Liverpool star Salif Diao joins Lee James on the Sportsworld Team
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  
  Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City from White Hart Lane
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  
  Interviews, reports and reaction from the day in the English Premier League
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/05/2015
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 17:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
17. 17:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Stories from the Holocaust and UK Elections
  
  Can we learn from untold stories of the Holocaust? And, views on the UK election coverage
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  The Interview—Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Pat McFadden
  
  What are the prospects of the UK's renegotiation on European Union membership?
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—African Students Abroad, African Students Abroad
  
  Follow four African students as they begin courses at British universities
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  
  Global Business—Silicon Alley
  
  Peter Day reports from Manhattan's Silicon Alley on the Big Apple's high tech start ups.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Syria commando raid
  
  US says senior IS figure killed; Burundi coup reprisal; FAO Schwarz closes its doors.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:05GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Gene Seasonality
  
  Gene expression changes with the seasons
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:05GMT
  
  Global Beats—A Capella
  
  The power of the human voice and singing in a cappella featuring US sensation Pentatonix
15. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:05GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?
  
  Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
17. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
19. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/05/2015
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—17/05/2015
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Video Jockey, Holocaust Survivor, Penis Transplant
  
  Ugandan Video Jockey, Auschwitz survivor forgives Nazis, World's first penis transplant
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—Siege of The Church of the Nativity
  
  In May 2002 gunmen and civilians, were holed up in one of Christianity's most holy sites.
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:05GMT
  
  Global Beats—A Capella
  
  The power of the human voice and singing in a cappella featuring US sensation Pentatonix
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:05GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?
  
  Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
18. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Haile Gebrselassie
  
  The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—17/05/2015
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.

Sunday 17 May 2015

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