BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Tuesday 15 September 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Oracle confirms partnership with TikTok
  
  Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be the app's partner
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Detransitioners, He2She2He
  
  1/2 Transgender journeys of people who transitioned and then returned to their birth gender (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My soldier dad's goodbye tape
  
  How Tricia Davies Nearn got to know a father lost in war (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Resisting 'Europe's last dictator' in Belarus
  
  Exiled dissident Nikolai Khalezin on the origins of the protest movement in Belarus (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The growling stomach
  
  Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry? (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—California fires: Trump dismisses concerns over climate change
  
  On a visit to California the President blames poor forest management for fires
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Report: Coronavirus pandemic has set back global health by two decades
  
  But Bill Gates tells us a vaccine for the virus could be ready by the beginning of 2021
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Bill Gates assesses impact of Covid-19
  
  His foundation says the pandemic has set back global health gains by two decades
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Smartphones saving the rainforest
  
  Old mobile phones are being used to catch illegal loggers in the rainforest
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—US Elections: What it means for healthcare
  
  How voters' decision in November could affect their coverage
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
  
  In the 1950s rebels took up arms to rid Kenya of colonial rule
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Detransitioners, He2She2He
  
  1/2 Transgender journeys of people who transitioned and then returned to their birth gender (R)
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The growling stomach
  
  Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry? (R)
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Backstage: Celtic Connections
  
  Ryan Bingham on his cowboy life, from riding bulls to finding fame with 'The Weary Kind' (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Kadir López : Lighting up Havana
  
  The artist Kadir López remakes the neon signs which once shone on Havana’s boulevards (R)
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Becoming South Africa's first black rugby captain
  
  Siya Kolisi's journey from a poor South African township to Rugby World Cup victory
20. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
  
  In the 1950s rebels took up arms to rid Kenya of colonial rule (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The growling stomach
  
  Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry? (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Will climate change be a US election issue?
  
  Christine Todd Whitman, George W Bush's environment tsar, on why she's voting for Biden
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Detransitioners, He2She2He
  
  1/2 Transgender journeys of people who transitioned and then returned to their birth gender (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—ADB: developing Asian economies will contract
  
  The Asian Development Bank expects a contraction for developing Asian economies this year
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Smartphones saving the rainforest
  
  Old mobile phones are being used to catch illegal loggers in the rainforest (R)
13. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Kadir López : Lighting up Havana
  
  The artist Kadir López remakes the neon signs which once shone on Havana’s boulevards (R)
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—US wildfires burn millions of acres
  
  We speak to a couple in California whose farm has been destroyed
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Becoming South Africa's first black rugby captain
  
  Siya Kolisi's journey from a poor South African township to Rugby World Cup victory (R)
19. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
  
  In the 1950s rebels took up arms to rid Kenya of colonial rule (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/09/15 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—15/09/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Detransitioners, He2She2He
  
  1/2 Transgender journeys of people who transitioned and then returned to their birth gender (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—AI captain to sail the Atlantic
  
  A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Trump hails 'dawn of new Middle East' with UAE-Bahrain-Israel deals
  
  Palestinians have called the new deals a betrayal
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Smartphones saving the rainforest
  
  Old mobile phones are being used to catch illegal loggers in the rainforest (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Kadir López : Lighting up Havana
  
  The artist Kadir López remakes the neon signs which once shone on Havana’s boulevards (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/09/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/09/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—ADB: developing Asian economies will contract
  
  The Asian Development Bank expects a contraction for developing Asian economies this year
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/09/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Backstage: Celtic Connections
  
  Ryan Bingham on his cowboy life, from riding bulls to finding fame with 'The Weary Kind' (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—UN: Businesses 'destroy' nature's systems
  
  A report from the UN talks of the world's failure to protect biodiversity
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Compass—The Sun, Our Star, The Sun, Our Star: Ancient sun
  
  3/5 How the Sun’s light and heat inspired rituals dating back to the earliest humans (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Becoming South Africa's first black rugby captain
  
  Siya Kolisi's journey from a poor South African township to Rugby World Cup victory (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
  
  In the 1950s rebels took up arms to rid Kenya of colonial rule (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/09/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—AI captain to sail the Atlantic
  
  A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US wildfires cover 20,000 square km of land
  
  California, Oregon and Washington are all affected.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US fires: what history can teach us
  
  We speak to a scientist who studies tree rings to find out how forests used to be managed

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