BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Monday 20 April 2020

Europe and the Middle East Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Spain to ease lockdown restrictions on children
  
  Children haven't been allowed to leave their homes for more than a month.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—My quarantine kitchen
  
  Stories of comfort, solidarity and hope behind closed doors in the coronavirus pandemic. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Interview—David Nabarro: Is the WHO failing its greatest test?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's special envoy for Covid-19
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What makes a spider spin a web?
  
  How instincts let spiders build complex structures (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Rhetoric
  
  What can the social media generation learn from the ancient art of persuasion? (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Busting period taboos
  
  Challenging period myths and making menstruation easier (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Gretta Cousins: champion of Irish and Indian women
  
  A pianist and activist who fought for women’s votes and better lives (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Parkour
  
  How French teenagers invented a sport by running, jumping and vaulting around their town. (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—New York governor launches coronavirus antibody testing campaign
  
  Tests are being bought and imported from many global companies - but are they reliable?
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Germany eases coronavirus restrictions
  
  Small shops can now open but schools and hairdressers won't open until the 4th of May
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—The countries easing coronavirus restrictions
  
  Germany opens small shops while India allows farmers back onto their fields
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What makes a spider spin a web?
  
  How instincts let spiders build complex structures (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  The Interview—David Nabarro: Is the WHO failing its greatest test?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's special envoy for Covid-19 (R)
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Can Africa's informal economies survive lockdown?
  
  In Africa’s developing countries, people are struggling under lockdown
9. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Deepwater Horizon disaster
  
  A deadly explosion on a drilling rig led to an environmental disaster in the US
10. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 08:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Rhetoric
  
  What can the social media generation learn from the ancient art of persuasion? (R)
14. 08:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Superforecasting the Coronavirus
  
  Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic? (R)
15. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 09:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates
  
  International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19 (R)
17. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Busting period taboos
  
  Challenging period myths and making menstruation easier (R)
21. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My revolutionary 70s summer camp
  
  Jim LeBrecht remembers a revolutionary summer camp in the 1970s for disabled teenagers
23. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Deepwater Horizon disaster
  
  A deadly explosion on a drilling rig led to an environmental disaster in the US (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2020 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What makes a spider spin a web?
  
  How instincts let spiders build complex structures (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Germany relaxes lockdown
  
  Germany has reopened small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Interview—David Nabarro: Is the WHO failing its greatest test?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's special envoy for Covid-19 (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Germany eases coronavirus restrictions on shops
  
  Europe's biggest economy, Germany, has taken some tentative steps towards normality
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Dealing with grief
  
  Losing loved ones, getting married in a lockdown and the risk to black Americans (R)
13. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Rhetoric
  
  What can the social media generation learn from the ancient art of persuasion? (R)
15. 15:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Superforecasting the Coronavirus
  
  Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic? (R)
16. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus: Conversation with paramedics around the world
  
  Paramedics in the US, Ireland, Singapore, Australia and Chile share their experiences
18. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My revolutionary 70s summer camp
  
  Jim LeBrecht remembers a revolutionary summer camp in the 1970s for disabled teenagers (R)
20. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Deepwater Horizon disaster
  
  A deadly explosion on a drilling rig led to an environmental disaster in the US (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/04/20 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—20/04/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Interview—David Nabarro: Is the WHO failing its greatest test?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's special envoy for Covid-19 (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Anne Magurran
  
  Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Protests in the US against stay-at-home orders
  
  In the US some take to the streets to protest against coronavirus restrictions
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Rhetoric
  
  What can the social media generation learn from the ancient art of persuasion? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—US oil prices turn negative
  
  For the first time in history, producers are paying buyers to take oil off their hands.
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Busting period taboos
  
  Challenging period myths and making menstruation easier (R)
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/04/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Apollo 13: The drama that gripped the world
  
  50 years since the near disaster on the Apollo 13 mission to the Moon.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—US oil prices turn negative
  
  For the first time in history, producers are paying buyers to take oil off their hands.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—The farmers moving their fields indoors
  
  We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Anne Magurran
  
  Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity. (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
  
  1/4 Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe
  
  Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My revolutionary 70s summer camp
  
  Jim LeBrecht remembers a revolutionary summer camp in the 1970s for disabled teenagers (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Deepwater Horizon disaster
  
  A deadly explosion on a drilling rig led to an environmental disaster in the US (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump tweet: I will cut immigration because of covid-19
  
  The President says he will sign an executive order to suspend all immigration to the US
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Trump says he'll suspend immigration
  
  In a tweet he says the move is to protect American jobs

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