BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Thursday 6 August 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Can Beirut recover?
  
  A devastating explosion in Beirut killed at least 135 people and injured thousands
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Algeria's plague revisited
  
  A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other Covid-19
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—I found my son 32 years after he was kidnapped
  
  Li Jingzhi's child was abducted in 1988. They’ve finally been reunited 32 years later (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The battle of Midway
  
  How a huge naval battle between aircraft carriers changed the war in the Pacific (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Choirs and Covid
  
  Do choirs spread coronavirus? (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—06/08/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—06/08/2020 05:06 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—06/08/2020 06:06 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Will the pandemic get worse in the winter?
  
  There are fears that coronavirus will surge as temperatures drop.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Trump's climate rollback
  
  Environmental regulations are being systematically weakened by the US government
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  
  Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Algeria's plague revisited
  
  A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other Covid-19 (R)
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Choirs and Covid
  
  Do choirs spread coronavirus? (R)
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The Fall of the Roman Empire
  
  Why did the once mighty Rome crumble and fall to invaders in 476AD?
14. 09:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The first woman to climb Everest
  
  Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Single parents: Cooking solo
  
  The loneliness, the responsibility, the money, and food's power to create unique bonds
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Fosse and Verdon: The legacy of a dancing family
  
  Two superstars of dance, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, remembered by their daughter Nicole
21. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  
  Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Choirs and Covid
  
  Do choirs spread coronavirus? (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—State of emergency in Beirut
  
  A state of emergency is declared in Beirut after Tuesday's devastating blast.
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Algeria's plague revisited
  
  A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other Covid-19 (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Beirut reconstruction could cost up to $15bn
  
  The governor of Beirut has estimated reconstruction of the city could cost up to $15bn
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Will the pandemic get worse in the winter?
  
  There are fears that coronavirus will surge as temperatures drop. (R)
13. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Single parents: Cooking solo
  
  The loneliness, the responsibility, the money, and food's power to create unique bonds (R)
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Beirut blast: The story of a street
  
  How the people of Armenia street are trying to recover
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Fosse and Verdon: The legacy of a dancing family
  
  Two superstars of dance, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, remembered by their daughter Nicole (R)
19. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  
  Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/08/06 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—06/08/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Algeria's plague revisited
  
  A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other Covid-19 (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Counting the heat health threat from climate change
  
  Huge death toll from rising temperatures projected for century’s end.
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—President Macron of France visits the Beirut explosion site
  
  He promised international aid and said that political change was needed in Lebanon
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Will the pandemic get worse in the winter?
  
  There are fears that coronavirus will surge as temperatures drop. (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Single parents: Cooking solo
  
  The loneliness, the responsibility, the money, and food's power to create unique bonds (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/08/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Beirut reconstruction could cost up to $15bn
  
  The governor of Beirut has estimated reconstruction of the city could cost up to $15bn
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/08/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The Fall of the Roman Empire
  
  Why did the once mighty Rome crumble and fall to invaders in 476AD? (R)
21. 23:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The first woman to climb Everest
  
  Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—New York's Attorney General takes aim at the NRA
  
  Letitia James wants to dissolve the powerful National Rifle Association
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Will coronavirus change my faith?
  
  Sodaba Haidare looks at how different faiths will change post pandemic
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Fosse and Verdon: The legacy of a dancing family
  
  Two superstars of dance, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, remembered by their daughter Nicole (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The atomic bombs dropped on Japan
  
  Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/08/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Counting the heat health threat from climate change
  
  Huge death toll from rising temperatures projected for century’s end. (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Anti-government protests in Beirut
  
  Security forces have used tear gas to stop protesters attempting to storm Parliament
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Beirut blast: growing anger against government
  
  Lebanon's government faces criticism for failing to act on warnings ahead of the blast

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