BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 17 May 2015

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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—17/05/2015
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—17/05/2015
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Video Jockey, Holocaust Survivor, Penis Transplant
  
  Ugandan Video Jockey, Auschwitz survivor forgives Nazis, World's first penis transplant
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:05GMT
  
  Assignment—Peru's Wildlife for Sale
  
  Around 400 species of fauna and flora is under threat from illicit trafficking in Peru
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
15. 09:50GMT
  
  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
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:05GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Gene Seasonality
  
  Gene expression changes with the seasons
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:05GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Islamic State's Social Media Machine, 12/05/2015 GMT
  
  2/2 Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—African Students Abroad, African Students Abroad
  
  Follow four African students as they begin courses at British universities
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—Two 19th Century Palestinian nuns become saints
  
  Also, President Putin is an icehockey star, and is Hollywood sexist?
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Palestinian nuns become saints
  
  Also President Putin is an icehockey star, is Hollywood sexist?
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?
  
  Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:05GMT
  
  The Real Story—China's Global Ambitions
  
  Is China’s regional and global policy an opportunity for economic co-operation?
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Manchester United v Arsenal from Old Trafford
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Manchester United v Arsenal from Old Trafford
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  
  Reports, interviews and reaction from the day in the English Premier League
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/05/2015
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  
  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.
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Iraq Ramadi
  
  Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to I.S.; Argentina football violence; Syria's Monuments Men
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Television
  
  Why does television have such a powerful influence on our lives?
13. 21:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Big Numbers
  
  How a simple computer bug has led to explosions, missing planes and more
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:05GMT
  
  The World This Week—Asian migrants in limbo at sea
  
  Boats carrying thousands of people are being turned away from South-East Asian ports.
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/05/2015
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 23:20GMT
  
  Sports News—18/05/2015
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
23. 23:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Haile Gebrselassie
  
  The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  World Business Report—18/05/2015
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Silicon Alley
  
  Peter Day reports from Manhattan's Silicon Alley on the Big Apple's high tech start ups.
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Plasticity
  
  Shape-shifting in everyday objects, our brains and plastic waste.
7. 01:50GMT
  
  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
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:05GMT
  
  The Interview—18/05/2015 GMT
  
  In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—The boxers: Cecilia Braekhus and Hanna Gabriels
  
  Boxing champions from Norway and Costa Rica reflect on life in and out of the ring
12. 03:00GMT
  
  Newsday—Iraqi city of Ramadi reportedly taken by Islamic State militants
  
  Ramadi in hands of IS militants say reports; Myanmar's migrants; Burundi latest
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:05GMT
  
  Newsday—Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to IS, say officials
  
  Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to IS; Saudi resume airstrikes; Nine dead in Texas shootout
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/05/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Television
  
  Why does television have such a powerful influence on our lives?
17. 04:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Big Numbers
  
  How a simple computer bug has led to explosions, missing planes and more
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/05/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:05GMT
  
  Newsday—Texas bikers in deadly shootout in Waco
  
  Waco gun battle; Iraqi city of Ramadi 'falls to IS'; SE Asian migrants latest

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