BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Wednesday 29 April 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Google's Q1 results beat expectations
  
  Its parent company Alphabet reported 13% growth in revenue in the first three months.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
  
  This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps
  
  Can coronavirus contact tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Miriam and Youssef—Miriam and Youssef, Ep 1. Twice Promised Land
  
  1/10 1917. The British enter Palestine. Episode one of a drama about the founding of Israel
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
  
  Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The psychiatric nurse who overcame a life of addiction
  
  From age 14 to 37 Anthony Brown was homeless and became addicted to drugs and alcohol (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The 1957 flu that killed a million people
  
  In 1957 a new strain of flu emerged in East Asia and quickly spread around the world (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US confirms one million virus cases
  
  A grim milestone in the US as the number of virus cases passed one million
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Number of dead in UK may be higher than government figures indicate
  
  The daily reported figure in UK has been restricted almost entirely to hospital deaths
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—UK government to include the number of deaths in care homes in its daily figures
  
  A third of all coronavirus deaths in England and Wales are now happening in care homes
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps
  
  Can coronavirus contact tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data? (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
  
  This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus (R)
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The ethics of pricing lives
  
  How do, and how should governments put a cost on human life?
9. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
  
  The first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948
10. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/04/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 08:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
  
  Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports (R)
14. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 09:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Life Changes, In search of the quarter-life crisis
  
  Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis? (R)
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/04/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  Miriam and Youssef—Miriam and Youssef, Ep 1. Twice Promised Land
  
  1/10 1917. The British enter Palestine. Episode one of a drama about the founding of Israel (R)
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—How the Donut King lost his crown
  
  Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy once presided over an empire of donut shops across California
22. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
  
  The first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948 (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/04/2020 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps
  
  Can coronavirus contact tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data? (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—UK government to release care home death figures
  
  Hospital and care home fatalities will now be recorded and published together
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
  
  This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Half the world's workers may see livelihood destroyed
  
  There's a warning those working informally could be hit particularly hard by coronavirus
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Surrogates Club
  
  Why do women in Canada give birth to somebody else’s baby without getting paid? (R)
13. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
  
  Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports (R)
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus: Conversation with hospital chaplains
  
  Global coronavirus conversations with people touched by the pandemic
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—How the Donut King lost his crown
  
  Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy once presided over an empire of donut shops across California (R)
19. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
  
  The first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948 (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/04/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/04/29 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—29/04/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Bradford Royal Infirmary: Behind the scenes in the fight against Covid-19
  
  This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Smoking and Covid-19
  
  Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity?
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Half of the global workforce have seen earnings plummit
  
  The International Labour Organisation have called for global solidarity in response.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  Miriam and Youssef—Miriam and Youssef, Ep 1. Twice Promised Land
  
  1/10 1917. The British enter Palestine. Episode one of a drama about the founding of Israel (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
  
  Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/04/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Half the world's workers may see livelihood destroyed
  
  There's a warning those working informally could be hit particularly hard by coronavirus
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/04/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Life Changes, In search of the quarter-life crisis
  
  Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—US economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2008
  
  GDP fell by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the first contraction since 2014.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
  
  Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts.
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Smoking and Covid-19
  
  Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Spain’s care home nightmare
  
  Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid?
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
  
  Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—How the Donut King lost his crown
  
  Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy once presided over an empire of donut shops across California (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The assassination of the UN's first Middle East mediator
  
  The first Middle East mediator, Count Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948 (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Swiss children under 10 can hug their grandparents again
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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