BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Sunday 12 July 2020

Europe and the Middle East Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—TikTok caught in US-China tussle
  
  The hit video sharing platform quits operating in Hong Kong as the US considers a ban. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—New York to Shimla
  
  Ilma’s life was in the USA. A call to her mum led her home to a new job in the police
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Resolves—Resolves, Juliana Engberg
  
  5/8 A curator and festival director resolves to help artists thrive
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Trending—How to talk about conspiracy theories
  
  How should you engage with someone edging towards conspiracy theories? (R)
10. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Are the BBC’s editorial values based on impartiality outdated?
  
  How is the BBC ensuring diversity in regard to topics, stories and interviewees? (R)
11. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Coronavirus Frontline special
  
  From vaccine trials to new treatments, this investigation tracks Covid-19 breakthroughs
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Australia’s second lockdown
  
  Melbourne’s second lockdown, plus stories from Hong Kong, South Asia and Majorca (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Scramble
  
  10/10 A day that changed the course of World War Two (R)
17. 03:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Democracy and famine
  
  What is the cause of famine? It’s not the obvious answer (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Rebeca Omordia: African classical music pioneer
  
  The pianist shares her passion for African and European classical music (R)
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How can India beat colourism?
  
  Is India doing enough to tackle prejudice towards darker-skinned people?
24. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
25. 05:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The pastor and the prime minister
  
  John Laurenson travels to Hungary where there is a war over the meaning of Christianity (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Black America speaks
  
  Listening to conversations on black-owned radio after the killing of George Floyd
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  The Compass—The Pandemic that Changed the World, Reasons: The pandemic that changed the world
  
  1/3 Why did world leaders fail to work together to prevent the spread of Covid-19? (R)
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Jacques Pépin: My life in five dishes
  
  How a near fatal car crash set an immigrant French chef on the path to US TV stardom (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Rebeca Omordia: African classical music pioneer
  
  The pianist shares her passion for African and European classical music (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Australia’s second lockdown
  
  Melbourne’s second lockdown, plus stories from Hong Kong, South Asia and Majorca (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Greg Louganis: the Death-Defying Diver
  
  Blood, gold and secrets at the Olympic pool
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The pastor and the prime minister
  
  John Laurenson travels to Hungary where there is a war over the meaning of Christianity (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Summer with Greta
  
  Greta Thunberg describes her remarkable year and makes a plea for action on climate change (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Mali's president dissolves constitutional court amid unrest
  
  Protesters have been calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Coronavirus Frontline special
  
  From vaccine trials to new treatments, this investigation tracks Covid-19 breakthroughs (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, Covid 19: recovery
  
  The latest on how people are recovering from Covid 19 (R)
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Sportsworld brings you live commentary from Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—C4 Pedro
  
  How the Angolan kizomba star made two new albums in the last four months
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—The art of pop with Soweto Kinch, Charlotte Adigéry and Jordan Rakei
  
  What role does ego play in art? (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Coronavirus: Texas is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases
  
  The US overall has been recording new daily totals of 60,000 cases for the past few days
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Rebeca Omordia: African classical music pioneer
  
  The pianist shares her passion for African and European classical music (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Scramble
  
  10/10 A day that changed the course of World War Two (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Democracy and famine
  
  What is the cause of famine? It’s not the obvious answer (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/07/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The pastor and the prime minister
  
  John Laurenson travels to Hungary where there is a war over the meaning of Christianity (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/07/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—How to get everyone online
  
  Balloons and satellites could help more people get on to the internet (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/07/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Origin of Stuff, Toilet
  
  Katy Brand reveals how attitudes to the toilet have shaped it's place in history. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—500,000 cast 'protest' vote against new Hong Kong security law
  
  In Hong Kong, 500,000 people have cast a 'protest' vote against the new security law
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Jacques Pépin: My life in five dishes
  
  How a near fatal car crash set an immigrant French chef on the path to US TV stardom (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why do we care where we come from?
  
  The need to discover our past and what this tells us about ourselves (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Sweden’s lockdown lite
  
  Sweden stayed open during the pandemic – how well did it work? (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Up close with tango
  
  The dance that seduced the world (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Andre Agassi
  
  The private emotional struggles of the 1992 Wimbledon tennis champion (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/07/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Could earthworms help transform the future of farming?
  
  As they work the soil worms can hugely increase its fertility but there’s a downside. (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Poland's presidential election very close
  
  The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, is inching towards re-election
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Poland's incumbent Andrzej Duda leads poll narrowly
  
  Latest figures project him beating the centre- right mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski

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