BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Sunday 27 September 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—US Election: The power of the swing states
  
  We take an in-depth look at Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas and Ohio.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Instagram suicide network
  
  How one teenager’s phone revealed a secret network of people sharing suicidal thoughts (R)
7. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The rise and rise of podcasts
  
  The evolution of podcasts on the BBC WS and how they sit alongside traditional radio. (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—What has Nobel done for the world?
  
  What it takes to win a Nobel prize and what it means for the lives and careers of winners
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—‘Death will come tomorrow’ in Yemen
  
  Our correspondent reflects on her native Yemen, plus stories from Greece and Cuba (R)
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 26/09/2020 GMT
  
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. (R)
14. 03:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The truth about marriage
  
  And how your relationship may be less stable than you think.
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/09/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Buddhist detox
  
  The Buddhist temple treating drug addiction (R)
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Trump Supreme Court nomination
  
  Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court; armed forces arrested in Mexico
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Should China's wild meat markets reopen?
  
  Authorities under pressure in China to reopen wild meat markets; Trump nominee announced
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—A dissident club in Paris for refugees
  
  Journalists' dissident club for refugees in Paris; Trump announces Supreme Court pick
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Obesity's defining moment?
  
  Could the pandemic make the world tackle its obesity problem? (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—‘Death will come tomorrow’ in Yemen
  
  Our correspondent reflects on her native Yemen, plus stories from Greece and Cuba (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Vietnam's first family of rock‘n’roll
  
  How a bunch of pre-teen kids became the biggest rock 'n' roll band in wartime Saigon
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—The environmental cost of recovery
  
  Can India balance growth with protection of its environment?
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Buddhist detox
  
  The Buddhist temple treating drug addiction (R)
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/09/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  The Compass—The Sun, Our Star, The Sun, Our Star: Space weather
  
  4/5 What effect could solar winds have on life on Earth? (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, Covid lessons for safe school reopening
  
  Will schools and colleges reopening fuel Covid-19 spread? (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed region
  
  Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—What has Nobel done for the world?
  
  What it takes to win a Nobel prize and what it means for the lives and careers of winners (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
  
  Investigating how a thriving African American community was razed to the ground (R)
7. 14:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The truth about marriage
  
  And how your relationship may be less stable than you think. (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Coverage from around the world including the English Premier League
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/09/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Global Questions—Global Questions, The Belarus crisis: Trouble in Putin’s backyard
  
  Do the protests against President Lukashenko also pose a threat to Putin's authority? (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Heart v technique with Norah Jones, Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar and Soumik Datta
  
  How does being a solo artist differ from being part of a band? (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Violence Erupts In Nagorno-Karabakh
  
  Fears of war increase in the disputed border enclave between Azerbaijan and Armenia
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  Comedians vs. the News—Enissa Amani and Neeti Palta
  
  Stars from Germany and India join Jess and Eman to find the funny in the world’s news (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 26/09/2020 GMT
  
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The truth about marriage
  
  And how your relationship may be less stable than you think. (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/09/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Vietnam's first family of rock‘n’roll
  
  How a bunch of pre-teen kids became the biggest rock 'n' roll band in wartime Saigon (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/09/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Back to normal in Wuhan?
  
  What life is like now in the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/09/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The seeded cloud
  
  Can we make it rain? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Donald Trump fires back at bombshell tax claims
  
  The US President says claims he paid $750 in federal income tax in 2016 are 'fake news'
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/09/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Obesity's defining moment?
  
  Could the pandemic make the world tackle its obesity problem? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—America humbled?
  
  Katty and Carlos kick off the series by asking whether the pandemic has humbled America
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
  
  Investigating how a thriving African American community was razed to the ground (R)
11. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Cathy Freeman
  
  The aboriginal runner who became the hero of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/09/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why am I embarrassed to be naked?
  
  We all have naked bodies – so why are we so embarrassed to show them? (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—NYT: Trump paid just $750 in income taxes
  
  A New York Times report alleges Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Trump responds to report he paid only $750 in income tax
  
  New York Times investigation finds the President paid no income tax for 10 years

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