BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Tuesday 5 October 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by global outage
  
  Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer a six hour outage
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Smart women, male genius
  
  Science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini debunks the myth of male genius
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
  
  Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a life-changing dilemma (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—London's first black policeman
  
  In 1967 Norwell Roberts became the first Black officer in the Metropolitan police (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—George Condo: Painting a new world
  
  Emerging from isolation and creating new work
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Coral reefs: 15% destroyed in last decade
  
  Report finds the world lost an equivalent of more than all the living coral in Australia
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Earthshot 1
  
  Winning ideas to improve the world around us. (R)
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Coral reefs decline 14% worldwide over the last decade
  
  Report author says reefs can recover, but 'window of opportunity' to save them is closing
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—"Window of opportunity closing" to save world's coral
  
  Reefs declined 14% worldwide over the last decade but scientists say they could come back
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Robots on the beat
  
  How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Living in the metaverse
  
  Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Britain's World War Two 'Brown Babies'
  
  The stigma of growing up as a mixed race child in post-war Britain.
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Smart women, male genius
  
  Science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini debunks the myth of male genius (R)
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Earthshot 1
  
  Winning ideas to improve the world around us. (R)
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Writer Colson Whitehead
  
  Nikki Bedi is joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer Colson Whitehead. (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—George Condo: Painting a new world
  
  Emerging from isolation and creating new work (R)
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My teacher became my torturer
  
  Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him
20. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Britain's World War Two 'Brown Babies'
  
  The stigma of growing up as a mixed race child in post-war Britain. (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Earthshot 1
  
  Winning ideas to improve the world around us. (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Report criticises clerical paedophilia in France
  
  A damning report into paedophilia in the Catholic church is published in France
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Robots on the beat
  
  How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Businesses hit by Facebook outage
  
  Following an extended outage of Facebook services we hear about the impact on businesses
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus pandemic: New York vaccine mandate
  
  We’ll hear from health care workers in the state of New York about the vaccine mandate
13. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Whistleblower says Facebook harms children
  
  Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen is testifying before US Senators
15. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My teacher became my torturer
  
  Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him (R)
17. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Britain's World War Two 'Brown Babies'
  
  The stigma of growing up as a mixed race child in post-war Britain. (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2021/10/05 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—05/10/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Smart women, male genius
  
  Science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini debunks the myth of male genius (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Census goes digital in India
  
  Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded?
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—More than 200,000 children abused by French Catholic priests
  
  A damning report says French priests sexually abused more than 200,000 children
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Robots on the beat
  
  How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—George Condo: Painting a new world
  
  Emerging from isolation and creating new work (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/10/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/10/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/10/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Facebook whistleblower testifies before US Senate
  
  An ex-employee told lawmakers that Facebook prioritised profits over its users safety.
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/10/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Writer Colson Whitehead
  
  Nikki Bedi is joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer Colson Whitehead. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Facebook hits back at whistleblower's claims
  
  An ex-employee told lawmakers that Facebook prioritised profits over its users safety.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/10/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Sugar-coated World, Thailand: Asia’s sugar bowl
  
  Lainy Malkani digs into the story of sugar in Thailand and sustainable production
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My teacher became my torturer
  
  Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Britain's World War Two 'Brown Babies'
  
  The stigma of growing up as a mixed race child in post-war Britain. (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/10/2021 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  A Wish for Afghanistan—6. The journalist
  
  Holding the Taliban to account – Afghanistan’s top TV journalist
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Facebook under fire in US hearing
  
  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen gives evidence to US lawmakers
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/10/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Census goes digital in India
  
  Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded? (R)
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/10/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—‘Facebook harms children and weakens democracy’ - whistleblower
  
  Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at criticism from a whistleblower as untrue

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