BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Thursday 30 April 2020

Australasia Schedule

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Evening
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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Tensions escalate between Australia and China
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Smoking and Covid-19
  
  Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity? (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
  
  Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts. (R)
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The rise of contact tracing apps
  
  Will they get us out of lockdown?
9. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
  
  How fishermen and conservationists battled in the species-rich waters of the archipelago
10. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/04/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 08:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Spain’s care home nightmare
  
  Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? (R)
14. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 09:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
  
  The last global pandemic and what it can tell us about tackling Covid-19 .
16. 09:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Defying the Taliban
  
  How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a squash player.
17. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/04/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
  
  Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down (R)
21. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The actor who preferred to die rather than stop filming
  
  Massimo Troisi delayed heart surgery to make 'Il Postino'. He died before filming ended.
23. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
  
  How fishermen and conservationists battled in the species-rich waters of the archipelago (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/04/2020 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Smoking and Covid-19
  
  Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity? (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two
  
  French GDP falls sharply by 5.8 per cent.
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
  
  Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts. (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Spain’s care home nightmare
  
  Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? (R)
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How can coronavirus-hit India get back in business?
  
  Are India’s coronavirus-hit businesses ready for a comeback? (R)
13. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
  
  Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down (R)
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus Conversations: Filipino nurses
  
  We talk about Filipino nurses treating Covid-19 patients around the world
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The actor who preferred to die rather than stop filming
  
  Massimo Troisi delayed heart surgery to make 'Il Postino'. He died before filming ended. (R)
19. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
  
  How fishermen and conservationists battled in the species-rich waters of the archipelago (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/04/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/04/30 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news.
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts?
  
  Tanya Beckett asks why people are attacking mobile phone masts. (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Ebola drug offers hope for Covid-19
  
  Early trials suggest Remdesivir can aid recovery
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—White House declines to extend social distancing guidelines
  
  The Trump administration decides not to prolong its social distancing guidelines
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Spain’s care home nightmare
  
  Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
  
  Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/04/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate
  
  Single currency nations have seen a sharp fall in GDP for the first quarter of the year
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/04/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
  
  The last global pandemic and what it can tell us about tackling Covid-19 . (R)
21. 23:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Defying the Taliban
  
  How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a squash player. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Amazon profits swallowed by Covid costs
  
  Amazon’s profits will be swallowed up by Covid-related costs, disappointing investors
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Liu Xiaoming: Is China a victim of Covid-19 or the source of the problem?
  
  Can the world trust China to come clean over the Covid-19 virus?
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Ebola drug offers hope for Covid-19
  
  Early trials suggest Remdesivir can aid recovery (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Parentland—Parentland: Homeschooling in a Pandemic
  
  Answering questions on how to educate children at home
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  World Football—Carli Lloyd, Vivianne Miedema and Socceroo Adam Taggart
  
  The USA's Carli Lloyd reflects on her career and talks about the impact of Covid-19.
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The actor who preferred to die rather than stop filming
  
  Massimo Troisi delayed heart surgery to make 'Il Postino'. He died before filming ended. (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Galapagos sea cucumber dispute
  
  How fishermen and conservationists battled in the species-rich waters of the archipelago (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Trump claims ‘evidence’ linking coronavirus to laboratory
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Guterres disappointed by lack of international cooperation
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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