BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Sunday 2 April 2017

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—Britain says goodbye to the EU
  
  Britain told the EU this week that it's leaving. How will the next two years play out?
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Martian Atmosphere Blew Away
  
  Direct measurement of the Martian atmosphere shows it was lost in space due to solar wind (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Climate Change
  
  Climate change and extreme weather
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Words and Pictures
  
  Syrians in Lebanon struggle; Egypt's Nubian culture; Mexican giants; language in Sudtirol (R)
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Street Artist and Photographer JR
  
  The superstar artist on how he thinks art can encourage understanding in today's France
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Robert Harris - Imperium
  
  Robert Harris discusses the first of his Roman trilogy, Imperium.
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Brazil’s Modern-day Captains of the Sands
  
  How Jorge Amado's novel about street children written 80 years ago still resonates today (R)
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Pity of War
  
  Former enemies in the Falklands conflict try to reconcile war and faith (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Search for Colombian Landslide Survivors Continues
  
  Colombian security forces continue their search for landslide survivors.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 06:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Colombian President Visits City Hit by Landslide
  
  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits the city devastated by a landslide.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 07:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Colombia Landslide Rescue Effort Continues
  
  The search for people missing following landslides in Colombia continues
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Hey, Hey We're The Food Chain
  
  The best pick of our award-winning programme which explores everything you eat. (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 08:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Economic Tectonics, Resources
  
  4/5 How access to critical resources might change the way our economies work (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Pity of War
  
  Former enemies in the Falklands conflict try to reconcile war and faith (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 09:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Words and Pictures
  
  Syrians in Lebanon struggle; Egypt's Nubian culture; Mexican giants; language in Sudtirol (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Sandy Hook Hoaxers
  
  Families are battling fake online theories that claim their children were never killed. (R)
15. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Behind The Response: America’s Story
  
  A rare glimpse into the production process behind The Response: America’s Story. (R)
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 10:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Pakistan Shrine: 20 dead
  
  The custodian of a Sufi shrine in Pakistan has been accused of murdering twenty people
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—The Pop Culture Edition
  
  Who is afraid of big bad Russia? (R)
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 11:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Reflections on Terror: 50 Years Behind the Headlines
  
  Peter Taylor reflects on his 50-year career reporting terrorism (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 12:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Devastating Floods in Colombia
  
  Over 240 killed in Mocoa, south-west Colombia by a surge of mud and water
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 13:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Robert Harris - Imperium
  
  Robert Harris discusses the first of his Roman trilogy, Imperium. (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 14:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—On Tour in Berlin
  
  Joining Nikki Bedi are Christian Awe, David Wagner, Orit Nahmias, Christian Jankowski.
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 15:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  
  Arsenal v Manchester City from the Emirates.
9. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 16:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  
  Arsenal v Manchester City from the Emirates.
11. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 17:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  
  The day's top stories from the Premier League and a preview of the Masters from Augusta.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 18:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/04/2017 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Crime Writers
  
  Two acclaimed female crime authors from the US and South Africa (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 19:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Extra—Get Up, Stand Up: Reggae in Poland
  
  How Jamaican Reggae has become the music of protest in Poland (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 20:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Emergency Services Search for Bodies in Colombia
  
  Environmentalists blame deforestation for high death toll following landslide in Mocoa
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 21:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Street Artist and Photographer JR
  
  The superstar artist on how he thinks art can encourage understanding in today's France (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Pity of War
  
  Former enemies in the Falklands conflict try to reconcile war and faith (R)
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 22:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/04/2017 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—02/04/2017 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/02 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—European Prize for Women Innovators
  
  Michela Magas discusses her European Prize for Women Innovators (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/02 23:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food
  
  The GM food debate, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union, and the Teletubbies turn 20.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Brexit Row Over Gibraltar
  
  The former UK Conservative Party Leader Lord Howard is criticised over Gibraltar remarks
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/03 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: The Bodyguard
  
  Inside the turbulent, surprisingly intimate and often violent world of bodyguards. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault
  
  Why is a former head of state-sanctioned executions now an opponent of the death penalty?
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/03 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—The Pop Culture Edition
  
  Who is afraid of big bad Russia? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US Warning on North Korean Nuclear Threat
  
  North Korean threat will be tackled with or without China, says Trump
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/03 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—My Son Was Shot
  
  Two mothers who have turned their personal tragedies into a fight for change.
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Trump Vows to Take on the Nuclear Threat from Pyongyang
  
  Trump: 'If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will.'
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Colombia's Mudslide Rescue Operation Continues
  
  In Colombia, a huge rescue operation is continuing in Mocoa following mudslides.
17. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2017/04/03 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why Do We Have So Many Accents?
  
  What makes us sound so different from each other – even when speaking the same language? (R)
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2017/04/03 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump Willing To Go It Alone On North Korea
  
  Trump vows to tackle nuclear threat from North Korea

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