BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Monday 15 January 2018

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Gary Oldman becomes Winston Churchill
  
  Gary Oldman tells us why he changed Winston Churchill’s voice for the film Darkest Hour (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—International Builder Carillion in Debt Crisis
  
  Carillion's projects include Union Station in Toronto and the Suez Canal road tunnel
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: What's a Family Anyway?
  
  Two people trying to make sense of their families after finding out an explosive secret (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—New Year, New You?
  
  Do self-help books make people happier? (R)
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador - Ashley Judd
  
  How far can the movement demanding radical change in Hollywood go?
13. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women on the Board
  
  Two women who have reached the top of the corporate ladder
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Is Peace Possible In Myanmar's Rakhine State?
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled the violence in Rakhine state
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Two Koreas Hold Talks on Winter Olympics
  
  Size of the artistic troupe the North's planning to send to South Korea is the main focus
19. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—When Does Speech Become Music?
  
  How do our brains tell the difference between music and speech? (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Hackers of Siberia
  
  Intellectuals banished to an inhospitable land created a pool of talent and creativity (R)
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Better Together
  
  A love story that began at the outbreak of the Korean War. (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—What could be done for peace in Myanmar?
  
  Violence in Rakhine state has uprooted hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Further Talks Between The Two Koreas
  
  The two parties are discussing North Korea's athletes going to the Winter Olympics
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Gambling Addiction: Winners and Losers
  
  There's growing concern about gambling addiction worldwide.
11. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—How British Women Helped Win World War One
  
  For the first time women were encouraged to join the workforce to help win the war
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Gary Oldman becomes Winston Churchill
  
  Gary Oldman tells us why he changed Winston Churchill’s voice for the film Darkest Hour (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  World Update—Bangladesh and Myanmar Discuss Rohingya Repatriation
  
  The Rohingya left their villages last year in the face of a Burmese military campaign
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women on the Board
  
  Two women who have reached the top of the corporate ladder (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—When a Murderer Stole My Identity
  
  What happened when an American journalist faced the biggest ethical dilemma of his life
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Noise
  
  Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil
7. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century
  
  A forgotten French mathematician’s unusual approach to the stock market. (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Life as a Rohingya in Bangladesh
  
  The precarious existence of the Rohingya in one of the world's largest refugee camps
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador - Ashley Judd
  
  How far can the movement demanding radical change in Hollywood go? (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Carillion Collapse Raises Job Fears
  
  British construction group Carillion has collapsed, threatening thousands of jobs
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—When a Murderer Stole My Identity
  
  What happened when an American journalist faced the biggest ethical dilemma of his life (R)
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Syria and Turkey Threaten to Destroy US-Backed Border Force
  
  Angry backlash against US plan for new Kurdish-dominated force in Northern Syria
5. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2018/01/15 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Noise
  
  Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil (R)
9. 20:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 20:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 20:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Science Stories: Series 4, Humphry Davy
  
  4/4 The story of how Humphry Davy discovered laughing gas in 1799.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Denmark Facebook Sex Video: More than 1,000 Young People Charged
  
  Danish police charge over 1,000 young people with distributing sexually explicit material
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—15/01/2018 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Carillion Collapse Raises Job Fears
  
  British construction group Carillion has collapsed, threatening thousands of jobs
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/15 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador - Ashley Judd
  
  How far can the movement demanding radical change in Hollywood go? (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/15 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women on the Board
  
  Two women who have reached the top of the corporate ladder (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Kubla Khan: A vision in a dream
  
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic is one of the most famous poems in the English language (R)
3. 00:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick
  
  How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.
4. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Ocean Risk From Toxic Tanker Spill
  
  The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate when it collided with a freighter
6. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Shackled Children Found Chained to their Beds in California
  
  Thirteen young people were found chained in filthy conditions and two parents arrested
8. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 02:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Noise
  
  Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil (R)
10. 02:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century
  
  A forgotten French mathematician’s unusual approach to the stock market. (R)
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Kids Versus Cars
  
  The movement turning streets into playgrounds
13. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Boris Akunin – Creator of Russia’s Crime Fiction Hero
  
  Russian Boris Akunin aka Grigory Chkhartishvili on the art of writing crime novels
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Shackled Siblings Found In California Home
  
  Some were shackled to their beds
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/16 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—US Gymnast Simone Biles Feeling "Broken" over Sexual Abuse
  
  The Olympic gold medalist accused her former team doctor of abuse
19. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Science Stories: Series 4, Humphry Davy
  
  4/4 The story of how Humphry Davy discovered laughing gas in 1799. (R)

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