BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Saturday 12 December 2020

Americas and the Caribbean Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—Is Macron marginalising France's Muslims?
  
  Critics say the French president's new law is against the spirit of laïcité, secularism (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Trials to test combination of AstraZeneca and Sputnik vaccines
  
  UK and Russian scientists are teaming up to try and improve protection against Covid-19
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Stumped—Can India conquer Australia again?
  
  Australia's batting crisis and the Filipino domestic helpers dominating Hong Kong cricket
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—A small election in North Macedonia
  
  “Yugo-stories”: why a BBC Serbian reporter went to Stip to meet one candidate (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The return of the beaver
  
  Why beavers were officially reintroduced to the UK 400 years after they were wiped out (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Reith Lectures—Credit crisis to resilience
  
  Dr Mark Carney charts how we have come to esteem financial value over human value (R)
14. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2020 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 05:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Covid-19 and China’s changing club scene
  
  How coronavirus is changing China’s underground electronic music scene.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Pfizer vaccine approved in US
  
  US Food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US approval for Pfizer vaccine
  
  Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US authorises Pfizer vaccine
  
  US Food and Drug Administration approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Conspiracy theories in the time of Covid-19
  
  Conspiracy theories are circulating about Covid-19 - but how widely are they believed?
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Vaccines, frustrations and hope
  
  Two Kenyan doctors explain why they’re prepared to strike over their working conditions
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Two Minutes Past Nine—Two Minutes Past Nine, 12/12/2020 GMT
  
  Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.
13. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Asking questions of the Climate Question series
  
  What exactly is the BBC WS’ series The Climate Question asking? We quiz its presenters.
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Tiara Brown on quitting the police: 'Enough was enough'
  
  Unbeaten professional boxer Tiara Brown on her decision to resign from the police.
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2020 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Belarus across the barricades - part two
  
  Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Music Life—The science behind the perfect hit with Becky Hill, MNEK, Ella Eyre and Frances
  
  Is there a formula for writing the perfect hit?
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—COVID-19: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US
  
  US Food and Drug Administration approves vaccine after White House pressure
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  And coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Mayday—12/12/2020 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
5. 18:50GMT
  
  More or Less—QAnon: Child runaways and trafficking numbers debunked
  
  Tackling statistics spread by conspiracy theorists.
6. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Sudan
  
  Leading figures in Sudan debate questions from the public across the country
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Musician and comedian Tim Minchin
  
  Tim Minchin joins Nikki from Australia to discuss his debut studio album Apart Together
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—UN chief urges world leaders to declare 'climate emergency'
  
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants all nations to declare a 'climate emergency'
12. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—12/12/2020 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Shawn Mendes, Arctic Monkeys, Kelly Jones
  
  Shawn Mendes is back with his fourth album. Plus Yungblud, Arctic Monkeys and Kelly Jones
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—What Covid-19 vaccines can do for Big Pharma
  
  Can covid vaccines restore the battered reputations of the big pharmaceutical companies?
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Covid-19 and China’s changing club scene
  
  How coronavirus is changing China’s underground electronic music scene. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/12/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Mayday—12/12/2020 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Asking questions of the Climate Question series
  
  What exactly is the BBC WS’ series The Climate Question asking? We quiz its presenters. (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—The unchecked spread of Covid-19 in Manaus
  
  Around three-quarters of the city’s population are thought to have been infected
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Conspiracy theories in the time of Covid-19
  
  Conspiracy theories are circulating about Covid-19 - but how widely are they believed? (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Big ideas: The city
  
  Five big ideas that could change the way we think about cities
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Manners and the monarchy in Thailand
  
  Young Thais speak up against royal privilege; plus Tigray, Germany, and US/Mideast policy
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Two Minutes Past Nine—Two Minutes Past Nine, 12/12/2020 GMT
  
  Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. (R)
18. 04:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The science of addiction
  
  Why drug addicts want drugs – even when they don’t
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/12/2020 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/12/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 05:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Kidi
  
  Kidi, one of the most successful of Ghana’s new generation of artists

Sunday 13 December 2020

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