BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Saturday 26 November 2016

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Trump Could Face Wisconsin Recount
  
  US Green Party has formally requested a presidential election recount in Wisconsin
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—26/11/2016 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Thanksgiving 2016
  
  When this family got their deportation papers, a small town banded together to save them.
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Black Friday Sales Set To Hit Records
  
  Shoppers rush to buy Black Friday bargains.
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Political Parables and Proverbs
  
  Maidens and suitors, devils and angels: who's saying what in the Ghanaian election (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Cloud Catchers In Peru
  
  Can catching fog solve the global water crisis?
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Islam, People and Power, Islam, People and Power: The Salafis
  
  2/5 Disputes in Islam’s most misunderstood sect - the Wahhabis, also known as Salafis (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—Trade Wars: the End of Globalisation?
  
  What does Trump's abandonment of the TPP mean for global trade deals? (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  On Background—Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Fight for Human Rights
  
  UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein plus Ahdaf Soueif on Egypt post Arab Spring (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 06:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90
  
  International reaction to the death of Cuba's long-serving and iconic leader
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 07:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90
  
  International reaction to the death of Cuba's long-serving and iconic leader
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 08:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90
  
  International reaction to the death of Cuba's long-serving and iconic leader
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Full English Brexit
  
  What happens to food on the British breakfast table in a post-Brexit world?
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 09:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Metallica, Little Mix, Bruno Mars
  
  Songwriter and lead vocalist for Metallica, James Hatfield, on their new album
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 10:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Castro's legacy on Cuban sport
  
  Following his death, we look at the use of sport by Fidel Castro in Cuban society
13. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 11:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90
  
  Cuba declares nine days of national mourning for its revolutionary leader
15. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Life of President Fidel Castro
  
  Cuba's iconic leader has died - we look back over his life
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 12:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—The death of big trade?
  
  Donald Trump says he's going to pull out of the TPP. Is this the end of big trade deals?
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Art and Protest at the Dakota Access Pipeline
  
  We hear from the artist behind the project to provide demonstrators with mirrored shields
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 13:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Cuba's Fidel Castro dies aged 90
  
  International reaction to the death of Cuba's long-serving revolutionary leader
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 14:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  BBC Introducing—New Artists for 2017
  
  Six UK regional presenters and their favourite new artists to watch out for in 2017
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 15:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Team
  
  Premier League goals and sporting debate with Lee James and the Sportsworld Team.
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 16:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Liverpool v Sunderland from Anfield.
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 17:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  
  The day's top stories from the Premier League and beyond.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 18:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Cuba Mourns Death of Fidel Castro
  
  World leaders react to the news that the former revolutionary leader has died aged 90
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Thanksgiving 2016
  
  When this family got their deportation papers, a small town banded together to save them. (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 19:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Art and Protest at the Dakota Access Pipeline
  
  We hear from the artist behind the project to provide demonstrators with mirrored shields (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Trending—Does Twitter Have A Child Porn Problem?
  
  Images of child porn were reportedly found on Twitter this week, before being removed.
9. 19:50GMT
  
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Concrete
  
  It's improved health, school attendance, agricultural productivity and farm worker wages
10. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 20:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 20:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Korea: Two Countries, One Past
  
  Why and how the Korean Peninsula came to be divided into North and South Korea
12. 20:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Women's Rugby Pioneers
  
  How the English women's rugby team fought for official recognition in the 1990s.
13. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 21:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—World reacts to Castro death
  
  Reaction from around the world about the life and legacy of Cuba's Fidel Castro
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 22:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why Does Anyone Still Smoke?
  
  Tobacco kills up to half of its users, so why would people still choose to smoke? (R)
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/26 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Full English Brexit
  
  What happens to food on the British breakfast table in a post-Brexit world? (R)
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/26 23:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Predator Bacteria Therapy
  
  Can we use predatory bacteria as treatments for antibiotic resistant infections?
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—The death of big trade?
  
  Donald Trump says he's going to pull out of the TPP. Is this the end of big trade deals? (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/27 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: In My Element
  
  Water, fire, air and earth. Four stories of people in their element.
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Castro's Life and Death
  
  Fidel Castro's death sparks mixed emotions, both love and loathing
7. 01:20GMT
  
  Sports News—27/11/2016 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/27 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—The Origin of Viruses
  
  Did life on earth evolve from the first viruses?
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Been In the Wars
  
  Tales from the assault on Mosul, Albania's drug fields, ruined Aleppo, resurgent Abidjan
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/27 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Finding the Light
  
  The Gypsys finding a new home in evangelical Christianity.
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  100 Women—Mexico - Women and Resistance
  
  The best of the BBC 100 Women festival in Mexico City - music, arts, performance, debate
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The 1948 French Miners' Strike
  
  How coal miners in post-war France went from being seen as heroes, to pariahs.
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/11/27 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  In the Balance—Battling the Bosses: The Rise of the Activist Investor
  
  Do investors that buy poorly performing companies and then lobby for change do any good?
20. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/11/27 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Art and Protest at the Dakota Access Pipeline
  
  We hear from the artist behind the project to provide demonstrators with mirrored shields (R)

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