BBC World Service Online Schedule Tuesday 29 May 2018

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Starbucks Shuts US Stores for Racial Awareness Training
  
  A barista in Philadelphia had accused two black men of trespassing and called the police
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Dogs
  
  Why do we have such a close and complex relationship with dogs? (R)
7. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Australia Calling
  
  Do one in seven businessmen throw out their underwear after wearing them once? (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Fighting Food Waste
  
  Tech solutions for fighting food waste
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Serge Attukwei Clottey - making art from Ghana’s plastic waste
  
  Using plastic containers to create a major sculpture for Facebook’s HQ in San Francisco
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Chicago Bar Set Up as a Sting
  
  True Journalists Pam Zekman and Zay Smith opened a bar in Chicago to expose corruption (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Can Anything Travel Faster Than Light?
  
  Plus, how can we measure the age of the Universe? (R)
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Fresh Turmoil For Italy
  
  The country's two populist parties have so far failed to form a coalition
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—No Coalition for Italy
  
  Italy faces a political vacuum as its two populist parties struggle to form a coalition
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Italy Struggles to Form Government
  
  The two main populist parties call for peaceful protests
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Ecstasy on Prescription
  
  MDMA, found in the illegal party drug ecstasy, may soon be approved as a medicine
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Thalidomide Trial
  
  Executives of the German company that made the drug Thalidomide went on trial in May 1968
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Simone de Beauvoir: Feminist thinker for modern times
  
  How a philosophical thinker radically changed the way we see women (R)
10. 08:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Soviet Football's Aircrash Tragedy
  
  How Uzbekistan's most popular team were wiped out in a plane crash in 1979.
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  World Update—NK Former Spy Chief Flies to US
  
  Kim Yong-chol stopped off in Beijing before travelling to the US
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Serge Attukwei Clottey - making art from Ghana’s plastic waste
  
  Using plastic containers to create a major sculpture for Facebook’s HQ in San Francisco (R)
17. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Trying to Prove My Father Was a Killer
  
  Sandra Brown believes her dad, a child rapist, was behind her schoolmate's disappearance
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Triple Score Wellington
  
  Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Libyan Rivals Agree to Elections
  
  Rival Libyan factions agree to hold elections in December
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Fighting Food Waste
  
  Tech solutions for fighting food waste (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Italy Political Crisis Hits Markets
  
  European financial markets have been hit by political upheaval in Italy.
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Three Killed in Belgium Shooting
  
  Three people have been killed in the Belgian city of Liege.
13. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Starbucks Racial Bias Training
  
  Starbucks is training staff in how to avoid discriminating against customers.
15. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Trying to Prove My Father Was a Killer
  
  Sandra Brown believes her dad, a child rapist, was behind her schoolmate's disappearance (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2018/05/29 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Fighting Food Waste
  
  Tech solutions for fighting food waste (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The Toronto Declaration
  
  The Toronto Declaration promotes non-discrimination in machine learning systems
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Brain Cancer Vaccine Hope
  
  Vaccine could help extend the lives of glioblastoma patients like US Senator John McCain
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Triple Score Wellington
  
  Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Serge Attukwei Clottey - making art from Ghana’s plastic waste
  
  Using plastic containers to create a major sculpture for Facebook’s HQ in San Francisco (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—29/05/2018 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/29 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Canadian Government to Buy Controversial Oil Pipeline
  
  The Trans-Mountain link between Alberta and British Columbia has faced strong opposition
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/29 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Simone de Beauvoir: Feminist thinker for modern times
  
  How a philosophical thinker radically changed the way we see women (R)
22. 23:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Soviet Football's Aircrash Tragedy
  
  How Uzbekistan's most popular team were wiped out in a plane crash in 1979. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Canadian Government to Buy Controversial Oil Pipeline
  
  The Trans-Mountain link will cost over $4 billion and has already faced strong opposition
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/30 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Triple Score Wellington
  
  Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Author and Former Islamist - Ed Husain
  
  British writer Ed Husain on why moderate Muslims need to reclaim their religion
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/30 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Compass—The Future of English, Dialects and Evolution
  
  2/4 How is the 21st Century transforming English - the world’s most widely used language
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Trying to Prove My Father Was a Killer
  
  Sandra Brown believes her dad, a child rapist, was behind her schoolmate's disappearance (R)
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/05/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/05/30 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The Toronto Declaration
  
  The Toronto Declaration promotes non-discrimination in machine learning systems (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/05/30 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Robert Biedron, The Rising Star in Poland's Politics
  
  He's been tipped as a front-runner for Poland's presidency

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