BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Thursday 27 April 2017

Australasia Schedule

View BBC World Service schedule variations

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Trump Seeks Tax Windfall for Business
  
  Donald Trump campaigned hard on tax. Now we know what his team wants to do about it.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Inequality About to Get Unimaginably Worse?
  
  A special edition with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus.
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Me and the President
  
  Mr Trump supporter Joe Borelli kept an audio diary about the president’s first 100 days (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Venezuela To Quit Organisation of American States
  
  The regional body is accused of trying to meddle in the country's internal affairs
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Paralysed Pianist who Played Again
  
  The American pianist who thought he'd never play again after his father attacked him. (R)
11. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Russia's Military Drills In The Arctic
  
  Moscow is building new military bases to protect its interests in the region
13. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The Lifesaving Drug You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
  
  How using an old drug could stop thousands of women bleeding to death after childbirth (R)
15. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Large Blast & Fire Near Damascus Airport
  
  Reports say a big explosion has hit the area of Damascus international airport
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 06:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Inequality About to Get Unimaginably Worse?
  
  A special edition with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus. (R)
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The Fish Japan Ate
  
  The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction. Can Japan afford to keep serving it?
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 07:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—'Huge blast' Rocks Damascus Airport
  
  The explosion has reportedly hit the area of Damascus international airport
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Bluefin Tuna: Loved to Death?
  
  Could Japan's craving for this fish end up wiping out what is a favourite sushi staple?
9. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Bosnia: Rape as a Weapon of War
  
  During the Bosnian war of the early 1990's, thousands of women were raped.
10. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 08:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  
  The Thought Show—The Death Rate of White Americans
  
  The death rate of white Americans; fake celebrity social media; how words shape us.
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 09:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  World Update—'Israeli strike' near Damascus airport
  
  A large explosion has hit an area near Damascus international airport.
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 10:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—'Israeli Strike' Near Damascus Airport
  
  Syrian state media reports that a missile strike has caused an explosion near the airport
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The Fish Japan Ate
  
  The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction. Can Japan afford to keep serving it? (R)
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 11:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Pastor Told She Was 'Cursed'
  
  Kenyan Terry Gobanga was raped by a gang of men on her wedding day
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 12:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—EU Ministers Discuss Brexit Conditions
  
  Ministers from 27 EU countries meet in Luxembourg to discuss guidelines on Brexit talks
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Wives Wanted in the Faroe Islands
  
  Men in the Faroe Islands are having to look far beyond their shores for marriage
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 13:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Inequality About to Get Unimaginably Worse?
  
  A special edition with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus. (R)
7. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 13:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The Lifesaving Drug You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
  
  How using an old drug could stop thousands of women bleeding to death after childbirth (R)
9. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 14:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—27/04/2017 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 15:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Pastor Told She Was 'Cursed'
  
  Kenyan Terry Gobanga was raped by a gang of men on her wedding day (R)
13. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 16:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Arrest Near Parliament
  
  Police in London have arrested a man carrying knives outside Whitehall
15. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 17:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  
  The Thought Show—The Death Rate of White Americans
  
  The death rate of white Americans; fake celebrity social media; how words shape us. (R)
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 18:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Fierce Fighting in South Sudan Forces Thousands to Flee
  
  Aid agencies say twenty-five thousand people have fled amid fighting in South Sudan
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2017/04/27 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—2017/04/27 19:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Inequality About to Get Unimaginably Worse?
  
  A special edition with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus. (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—The Earliest North Americans
  
  Can a few broken bones and some rocks be evidence of North Americans 130,000 years ago?
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 20:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—What's behind the 'Israeli strike' in Syria
  
  A missile strike has caused a large explosion at a military site near Damascus airport
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 21:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Wives Wanted in the Faroe Islands
  
  Men in the Faroe Islands are having to look far beyond their shores for marriage (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The Fish Japan Ate
  
  The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction. Can Japan afford to keep serving it? (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 22:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Pentagon Investigates President Trump's Former Adviser
  
  Michael Flynn under investigation over payments he received from Russia
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—27/04/2017 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/27 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Trade Tensions Escalate Between US and Canada
  
  President Trump has pledged to renegotiate, not scrap, the NAFTA trade deal.
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/27 23:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  The Thought Show—The Death Rate of White Americans
  
  The death rate of white Americans; fake celebrity social media; how words shape us. (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Trade Tensions Escalate Between US and Canada
  
  President Trump has pledged to renegotiate, not scrap, the NAFTA trade deal.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
  
  Is Turkey sliding towards one-party dictatorship?
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/28 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Wives Wanted in the Faroe Islands
  
  Men in the Faroe Islands are having to look far beyond their shores for marriage (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Newsday—German MPs Approve Partial Burka Ban
  
  German lawmakers have approved a law partially banning the full-face Islamic veil
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Pastor Told She Was 'Cursed'
  
  Kenyan Terry Gobanga was raped by a gang of men on her wedding day (R)
11. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Egypt Prepares for Pope's Visit
  
  Pope Francis is visiting Egypt, home to some of the Christian faith's earliest churches.
13. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/28 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—The Earliest North Americans
  
  Can a few broken bones and some rocks be evidence of North Americans 130,000 years ago? (R)
15. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/28 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump Warns Against Major Conflict With North Korea
  
  The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss North Korea later on Friday

Friday 28 April 2017

Please choose the appropriate schedule